This week’s guest is Dr. Ken Clark, professor of kinesiology at West Chester University, PA. Ken is one of the top experts on speed in the world today, both from a research and practical perspective.

Ken is not only a researcher, but is also a coach and consultant in the world of speed, so he is able to apply this work in a practical setting. I’ve heard Ken on a number of performance related podcasts, so I was excited to get him on mine and answer a number of questions I had in the world of building speed in both the context of track and field, and team sport.

Based on the number of times I’ve heard him on these shows, I can really say that Ken Clark might be the most in demand speed expert in the world.

On the podcast today, we’ll cover a variety of topics, including sprint cues, relationships between top-end speed and acceleration, individualizing speed training, sprint drills, resisted and assisted sprint training, and more. Of particular interest is the in-depth approach Ken takes to addressing speed development in team sport through the compete-technique-compete model, mirror and reaction drills, and more.

This talk is an amazing addition to the already incredible lineup of guests in the world of speed and power development we’ve had thus far.

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